Editing Aphasia (section)

==Further research==
Research is currently being done using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to witness the difference in how language is processed in normal brains vs aphasic brains. This will help researchers to understand exactly what the brain must go through in order to recover from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and how different areas of the brain respond after such an injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is Aphasia? – Types, Causes and Treatment|url=https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/aphasia|access-date=2021-10-18|website=NIDCD|date=6 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

Another intriguing approach being tested is that of drug therapy. Research is in progress that will hopefully uncover whether or not certain drugs might be used in addition to speech-language therapy in order to facilitate recovery of proper language function. It's possible that the best treatment for Aphasia might involve combining drug treatment with therapy, instead of relying on one over the other.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Berthier|first1=Marcelo L. |last2=Pulvermüller |first2=Friedemann |last3=Dávila |first3=Guadalupe |last4=Casares |first4=Natalia García |last5=Gutiérrez|first5=Antonio|date=September 2011|title=Drug Therapy of Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Review of Current Evidence|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11065-011-9177-7|journal=Neuropsychology Review |language=en|volume=21|issue=3|pages=302–317|doi=10.1007/s11065-011-9177-7|pmid=21845354 |s2cid=39980301 |issn=1040-7308}}</ref>

One other method being researched as a potential therapeutic combination with speech-language therapy is brain stimulation. One particular method, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), alters brain activity in whatever area it happens to stimulate, which has recently led scientists to wonder if this shift in brain function caused by TMS might help people re-learn language.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} Another type of external brain stimulation is transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), but existing research has not shown it to be useful for improving aphasia after a stroke.<ref name="Aphasia"/>